A note on Ramanujan coefficients of arithmetical functions (Q752758)

Let \(M(f)=\lim_{x\to \infty}(1/x)\sum_{n\leq x}f(n)\) be the mean-value (if it exists) of an arithmetical function f and denote by \(c_ q\) Ramanujan's sum. A. Wintner's well known theorem about the coefficients \(a_ q=\frac{1}{\phi (q)}M(f\cdot c_ q)\) in the Ramanujan expansion \(f\sim \sum_{q}a_ q(f)c_ q\) was extended by \textit{H. Delange} [Ill. J. Math. 31, 24-35 (1987; Zbl 0609.10040)]. In the present paper the author shows the existence of the mean-value for certain convolutions. This result implies an important step of Delange's proof. A second theorem gives Wintner's formula for the Ramanujan coefficients \(a_ q\) on condition that their existence is already known.